Table 2.
Patient characteristics according to heart failure diagnosis
| HF (n=698) | NHF (n=566) | P value | |
| Age (years) | 81 (74–86) | 79 (73–85) | 0.025 |
| Male | 352 (50%) | 234 (41%) | 0.001 |
| NTproBNP (pg/mL) | 2815 (1241–4890) | 988 (633–2056) | <0.001 |
| Haemoglobin (g/L) | 127 (113–141) | 129 (117–139) | 0.226 |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) | 93 (75–116) | 87 (71–106) | <0.001 |
| History of myocardial infarction | 118 (17%) | 72 (13%) | 0.038 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 401 (57%) | 237 (42%) | <0.001 |
| History of hypertension | 442 (63%) | 390 (69%) | 0.038 |
| History of diabetes mellitus | 171 (25%) | 98 (17%) | 0.002 |
Continuous data are presented as median (IQR).
P values refer to comparisons between patients with HF and NHF diagnoses.
HF, heart failure; NHF, not heart failure; NTproBNP, N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide.